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Arkansas Dirt…

Things are heating up in the search at Arkansas… After kicking the tires on Eric Musselman earlier this week, it sounds like the Razorbacks focus has now shifted to Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall. Marshall, the 2014 National Coach of the Year has spent the past 12 seasons as the Shockers head coach. He led his

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Houston’s Kelvin Sampson Signs Contract Extension

Following a record-setting year, University of Houston Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kelvin Sampson signed a contract extension through the 2024-25 season Thursday and will remain with the Cougars. The extension is pending University of Houston System Board of Regents approval. “I am excited to be at the University of Houston. We built this program to

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Davis Named Head Basketball Coach at Knox College

Knox College Director of Athletics Daniella Irle announced the hiring of Ben Davis as the Prairie Fire head men’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Davis was selected from a search that included over 230 candidates. “We are thrilled to welcome Ben to our staff,” said Irle. “He has a great coaching background as a head coach

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Daily Dirt – 4/4/19

A few things as Minneapolis prepares for SausageFest 2019 to get under way today… A bunch of things out of the MEAC: Interviews for the opening at Howard will take place over the next few days at the Final Four. Will have some names here shortly. The hot name at Morgan State is Maryland assistant

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Tennessee Tech Dirt…

Interviews are wrapping up at Tennessee Tech in the hunt to replace Steve Payne. The names that I’ve heard involved in this one are:   Rick Cabrera – Assistant Coach Austin Peay. Just wrapped up his second season at APSU. A Tennessee Tech alum who had spent five seasons on Steve Payne’s staff (2012-17). Ronnie

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George Washington Basketball Staff Update

First-year GW men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian has announced the hiring of assistant coaches Graham Bousley, Ryan Devlin and Nima Omidvar to his inaugural staff. Bousley and Devlin come to GW after spending last season on Christian’s staff at Siena, while Omidvar was at South Alabama in 2018-19 after four years at the University

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Golding Inks Extension at Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian University men’s basketball coach Joe Golding, who just completed his eighth season, on Wednesday agreed to a five-year contract extension with the university that will keep him on the Wildcats’ bench through the 2023-24 season. Terms of the contract will not be released, but the extension takes the place of his conract, which

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Birkey Named Head Basketball Coach at Olivet Nazarene

After serving as the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the 2018-19 season, Olivet Nazarene University Athletics is excited to officially announce that Nick Birkey will remain as the Head Coach for the Tigers. Birkey becomes just the fourth coach in program history, after serving as  an assistant coach for 10 seasons. “I am really

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Mihalich Awarded Contract Extension at Hofstra

Hofstra University Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. announced today a contract extension for Pride Head Men’s Basketball Joe Mihalich. The new extension will take Mihalich through the 2023-24 season.  “We are thrilled to make today’s announcement about Coach Mihalich,” commented Cole Jr. “Joe has been a guiding force in the success of our men’s

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